Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

And with privacy concerns rising, some providers want nothing to do with personal data. Our privacy policy is extremely simple: this app collects absolutely NO personal information,” reads the data-privacy policy for ChessTiger, a chess app. But many companies aren’t being as careful.

EdTech 109

EdTech Coursera Data Company 109

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And in 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high schoolers, college students, and adults, according to Advance CTE , a professional organization for state CTE leaders. Until then, students’ post-high school employment outcomes remain a mystery. Do they earn good wages?

Outcomes 118

Outcomes Data Education Report 118

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Students and parents may be able to interact with the data and evaluate its impact and also its limitations. Data, in other words, is valuable. Most critically, student data privacy remains in the hands of providers to protect it.

Data 121

Data System Industry Student Data Privacy 121

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

National pledge outlines expectations to safeguard student data and privacy. Blackbaud has signed the Student Privacy Pledge created by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Use data for authorized educational purposes only. •

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Industry Software 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

That white noise you heard around student data privacy in 2018 is about to be replaced with thunder. Relative to the flurry of legislative activity seen in prior years, it was a somewhat measured year for student data privacy. Other states are expected to continue to refine and evolve their existing laws.

Student Data Privacy 128

Student Data Privacy Data Education Company 128

edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

Project Manager at IMS Global Learning Consortium, and Reg Leichty, Founder and Partner of Foresight Law and Policy. Kevin then moved on to work as an education technology specialist and headed a district’s student data privacy, internet safety, and security initiative. Reg Leichty.

Data 96

Data Student Data Privacy Software Internet Safety 96

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts? Strong opinions may be weakly held. Tagged on: September 3, 2017.

EdTech 150

EdTech Student Data Privacy Industry Social Media 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts? Strong opinions may be weakly held. Tagged on: September 3, 2017.

EdTech 150

EdTech Student Data Privacy Industry Social Media 150

Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

There’s perhaps no other edtech topic discussed more these days than student data privacy. Because keeping your students’ data safe is important to everyone here at Gaggle, we decided that our next webcast should focus on what school leaders and edtech companies can do to protect student data.

Data 40

Data Student Data Privacy Education EdTech 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Universities used to handle student information in house, but now they work with so many providers that it’s hard to manage who has access to what, says James Litton, CEO and co-founder of Identity Automation , a software company that provides identity management solutions for a variety of industries. The FBI under J.

Data 60

Data Student Data Privacy Company Industry 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

University of California, Berkeley students filed suit against Google for illegally scanning their emails. Pokemon Go launched its wildly popular location-based and data-hungry augmented reality game. And at least 14 states have passed student data privacy laws, so far. What are the privacy implications?

EdTech 60

EdTech Data Student Data Privacy Software 60

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2019

These cost-effective devices support a wide range of learners and show a direct impact on student success. . Interoperability and Student Data Privacy and Protection. With the ever-expanding role of technology in classrooms, schools must ensure the security and efficacy of data through enhanced interoperability.

Technology 413

Technology Classroom Student Data Privacy Outcomes 413

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Last month, the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) published a report arguing schools and districts should go the way of other industries and hire a Chief Privacy Officer to oversee their organization’s privacy policies and practices. He also spends a lot of time on contract reviews, he says.

Student Data Privacy 134

Student Data Privacy Data Education Policies 134

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution. Legislators across all 50 states have introduced student data privacy laws. The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience.

Data 177

Data Student Data Privacy Pearson EdTech 177

EdNews Daily

JUNE 22, 2019

The content industry blew up and atomized into millions of pieces when it used to be consolidated into a few mammoth publishers that pushed out lines of books with an internal structure and consistency to learning that was all mapped out for schools. Refine Your Policy.

LMS 133

LMS Software Student Data Privacy Policies 133

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Others point out that mindfulness, which has its roots in Buddhist beliefs and practices, has ballooned into a billion-dollar industry that appropriates the traditions it bases itself upon. Across all of our neuroscience efforts, we collect data and Muse is one piece of the programs of which this is another piece of the programs.”

Classroom 101

Classroom Student Data Privacy Company Data 101

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning, known as iNACOL, works to “catalyze the transformation of K-12 education policy and practice to advance powerful, personalized, learner-centered experiences through competency-based, blended and online learning.” Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It is a massive innovative market with supportive government policies and strong market demand. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Heightened awareness, paired with a wealth of publicly available resources to help schools and districts address these concerns, is good news for educators, parents, and students. Links to webinars and other training materials from the model Student Data Privacy program run by the Utah State Board of Education ?

Student Data Privacy 60

Student Data Privacy Policies Data Training 60

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2017

Some providers are joining together to create a common set of “industry-standard” metrics to make comparisons easier; others are setting their own measures. But many states have enacted their own student data privacy laws and more are in the pipeline. Data security should be one from the start.

Student Data Privacy 63

Student Data Privacy Outcomes Education Data 63

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Here’s what Manuela Ekowo, policy analyst with the Education Policy program at New America, had to say. Given the increased use of predictive analytics , the Administration could consider how effective tools, equity, and equilibrium are being advanced and what people, processes, policies, and tools stand in the way of progress.

EdTech 60

EdTech Student Data Privacy MOOC Policies 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

“ Will Trump care about student data privacy? Simons in New York will develop software tools and apply cutting edge computing techniques to science often not possible in academia and industry.” . “ Cornel West Will Return to Teach at Harvard ,” The New York Times reports. ”). .”

Education 40

Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Officials from 11 states are suing the Obama Administration over the guidance it recently issued regarding transgender bathroom policies and civil rights law. But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. Education Politics. More via The New York Times.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

States have moved to strengthen performance-based funding models and reward institutions for the student outcomes they produce, instead of simply enrollment. Outcomes-based policy will be a fixture of the upcoming debate over the future of federal higher education accountability. Free College: Showing ‘Promise’?

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Policies Student Data Privacy Digital Badges 92

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Meanwhile on Campus… “ Here’s How Higher Education Dies – A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. ” The head of the OECD ’s education division, Andreas Schleicher, writes in The Hill about “Educating students for the fourth industrial revolution.”

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Engadget : “Trump signs executive order stripping non-citizens of privacy rights.” ” “Policy-based Privacy is Over,” says Eric Hellman. Some (education policy) history from Sherman Dorn : “The pendulum and the ratchet.” ” Education in the Courts. ” (I admit.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40